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#101 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Oletha TX
Hunt In: Oletha
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ummm nope
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#102 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Frankston, TX
Hunt In: Brazos and Madison Counties
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I have always been fascinated by snakes and handled several of them that crossed my path. I don't handle the poisonous ones as a rule, but I made one exception.
I had a small fenced back yard at a house in Jasper, TX. I would let my dogs go out to do their business and they usually chased squirrels and sniffed around out there. For about a week I noticed they would hop off the porch, take care of business, and be back at the door. The dogs were small and there was about 75 acres of swampland and timber that backed up to the house. After I let the dogs in I stood at the door looking at a feeder out back when some movement caught my eye. There was a 6 foot timber rattler coming up the steps where my dogs had been just minutes before. I know they were protected, so I got a big storage tote and just grabbed the snake by the tail and put him in. He was very docile and I had no problems relocating him to the Angelina National Forest a few miles down the road. My only other bad experience was with a small chicken snake with an attitude. I was with my brother that is scared of all snakes. I was in the process of explaining to him that these snakes were pretty docile and help us by eliminating vermin when he tagged me ![]() I did an internship in Galveston one summer studying squid. We had to do nighttime seines at several locations around the island. One night we netted a small stingray(maybe 6-8inches diameter) and his barb became tangled in the net. This was pretty common and while I was trying to free him I sliced my thumb on the side of the barb. That was the worst pain I have experienced to date! I was tempted to kill him, but I took my share of the blame and released him unharmed. My hand swelled and became kinda numb. When I got back to the lab I called the ER and they said just run really hot water over it to help work the venom out. All of this from what amounted to a paper cut! I can't imagine being struck by one that drove the spine into my leg. I always shuffle my feet while wade fishing now! |
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#103 |
Six Point
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Hunt In: McMullen County
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I normally don't kill rattlers unless they hang out close to camp, otherwise I ain't seen one so big I can't just go around him.
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#104 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Cibolo/Schertz
Hunt In: Guadalupe
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yeah I forgot about the crutches... 2 weeks on them bad boys... the worst is that they cut a "S" shape into my toe maybe an 1" wide and ripped all the dead meat and nerves out, then they leave that open and they have to clean it twice a day..... I'm talking about ripping off the scap twice a day on a now half inch open wound.
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#105 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
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I got bit by this niceun while turkey hunting in 1986 er so. I got a mostly "dry bite", but threw up twice ennyways....
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#106 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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Bringing it back up.
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#107 |
Four Point
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Austin
Hunt In: Texas & Western States
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Studies have shown that 90% of women get bites on the feet or ankles.
While 90% of men get bites on the hands or face. Could be a message here. |
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#108 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: North Texas
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#109 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Texas
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He got a little piece of me but it wasn't a big deal. Non-Poisonous.
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#110 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Conroe
Hunt In: Madison And Walker County
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Not bitten but every time I see one I act I've been bit
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#111 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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#112 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Location, Location. Pick a spot.
Hunt In: a Tripod usually or Ground Blind.
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#113 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: South Texas
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Got hit on the boot two years ago in Rocksprings while hunting Axis Deer at the Baker # Ranch. Screamed like a little girl. Then pulled ou the Kimber 45 and busted him. Thank God for Chippawa Boots.
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#114 |
Four Point
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Granbury, TX
Hunt In: Everywhere I can!
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I worked in animal rehab for a while and have been bitten by all sorts of critters. Worst one was a coon that bit me through the double thick handling glove and through the towel that was wrapped around him to take a chunk out of my arm!
![]() Snakes - worst biters are water snakes. Non-venomous Yellow-bellied watersnakes are often confused with venomous water moccasins here in Texas because they appear similar. But a YB watersnake will move away from you if given the opportunity, whereas a moccasin will often come after you! They are very agressive. All water snakes seem to have a mean disposition though, and will not just bite you once, like a land dwelling snake, but will bite you again and again and again if given the chance. It's an adaptation of living in the water where it's low visibility. It's been my experience through wildlife educational programs that many people are afraid of snakes and spiders because of their parents' introduction of the animals to them (or lack thereof), or because of a negative childhood experience. |
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#115 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Hunt In: Nacogdoches County
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Yes Big Time.
Agkistrodon piscivorus is a venomous snake, a species of pit viper, found in the southeastern United States. Adults are large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite. When antagonized they will stand their ground by coiling their bodies and displaying their fangs.[2] Although their aggression has been exaggerated, on rare occasions territorial males will approach intruders in an aggressive manner.[3] This is the world's only semi-aquatic viper, usually found in or near water, particularly in slow-moving and shallow lakes, streams, and marshes. The snake is a strong swimmer and will even enter the sea, successfully colonizing islands off both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The common names for the species include variants on water moccasin, swamp moccasin or black moccasin; also cottonmouth, gapper, or simply viper.[4] Many of the common names refer to the threat display, where this species will often stand its ground and gape at an intruder, exposing the white lining of its mouth. Been bite by one. Fortunately it landed on the steel part of my steel toe boots. Same story with a copperhead (ON steel toe) . Been hit in the hand by a 6ft rat snake working on my wife's drying machine. That sucked!! Thank God for steel toe boots. |
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#116 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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To kill or be killed. That is the question. lol
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#117 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Houston
Hunt In: TX
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got bit on the hand a few years ago by a little western diamondback on surfside beach...not fun!
spent a week in surgical ICU at UTMB galveston throwing up and oozing out of my eyeballs with my arm strapped to the ceiling packed in ice. i was green all the way down through my armpit and down my side, it was nasty. bicep was the size of my thigh due to swelling. the finally got me 8 vials of anti-venin and everything turned around. got on a plane and made it to alabama just in time to make it to my brother's wedding. only cost insurance $50k...haha BTW, a LOT of myths in this thread, don't believe everything you hear... |
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#118 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Seguin, Tx
Hunt In: S/Central Tx
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Two of our church members have been bitten by copperheads in the last 2 weeks--both when they reached to turn on the faucet or pick up the hose. I sort of think they are laying by the water source waiting for a mouse to come get a drink.
Me--never been bitten, but I don't give "Mr. No-Shoulders" the chance to see if I taste good or not. |
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#119 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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Wow.
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#120 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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Does anybody know what happens when a coral snake bites somebody?
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#121 |
Six Point
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Hillcountry
Hunt In: Fredricksburg
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yes,albihno corn skanke feels like needle velcro
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#122 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: ROBINSON, TX
Hunt In: Kinney County
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Ratlesnake when i was 17, spent 5 days in icu, 7 days in regular room.
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#123 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Hunt In: Nacogdoches County
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Not a good end result I'm afraid. No more antivenin made for corral snake bites because not profitable since there are so few bites each year. The venom is a neurotoxin that paralyzes the breathing muscles. I have encountered many corral snakes in my day. They are not aggressive. The only time folks get bitten is when they become careless and handle them.
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#124 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Humble
Hunt In: Sabine and where ever else I can.
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I want to hear what happened to the puffer adder bits? I heard they are seriously venomous.
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#125 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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lol. What about the Juneau Ice Snakes?
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#126 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Lake Eufaula, OK
Hunt In: Oklahoma
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I have been bit on the hand by a Copperhead.
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#127 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Humble
Hunt In: Sabine and where ever else I can.
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#128 |
Four Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Overton, TX
Hunt In: Overton, Gladewater, Megargel
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I've been told just a loose fitting pair of jeans will work...snakes dont sink in like a pitbull or shark or something. They really just strike in defense. Just an opinion.
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#129 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Crandall
Hunt In: Head of Hunting Support Team complete with awesome pack horses.
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July 12, 2010...S/East of Forney....in a corn field, and me in my sandles. Stupid black dog in front of me musta got the copperhead all stirred up. I came stepping behind the dog and he hit me. ONe fang went into a vein. Within a few min much pain, then dry mouth, then sorta wierd dizzy feeling....Called Baylor, they had a room ready for me...then the STUPID docts left me laying in that room for 2.5 hours before They would ever see me. I was throwing up so bad, felt the venom going up my leg, in muscles, rearend, abdominal muscles up to diaphram that control breathing, at time, I started having proplems breathing, husband had to yell airway constriction to get anyone to give me even an IV. Nurse amy was Awful, I hope she gets bit by a snake someday. The ER doc was worse comming in to my room asking "are you in any pain" as I am violantly shaking and throwing up. THEN THE WORST PART...I told Docs I had Latex allergy, they gave me CROFAB antivenom....that says may not be good for me. Immediatly I started hiving up and reacting to the antivenom. Doc and nurse said taht couldnt be possiable, bu there I was swelling up like a toad frog....due to latex papin in the crofab....then the dumb doctors kept giving it to me for the next 36 hours with tons of benadryl before the stuff, worst Time I have EVER had in a hospital....DO NOT TAKE A SNAKE BITE TO BAYLOR. Oh yea, the bill for the crofab....$56,000!
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#130 |
Four Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Katy, TX
Hunt In: TEXAS
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#131 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Crandall
Hunt In: Head of Hunting Support Team complete with awesome pack horses.
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#132 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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Wow
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#133 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Texas
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#134 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Kaufman county
Hunt In: San Saba/ Van Zant,Kaufman countys
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#135 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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Watch out everybody. Since the weather is starting to cool just a tad I have seen several out during the evening.
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#136 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Nov 2010
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#137 |
Eight Point
![]() Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Tomball, TX
Hunt In: Willow City
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#138 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Roanoke
Hunt In: Haskell county
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#139 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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We have been getting calls about them in peoples houses.
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#140 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: CLEBURNE
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Never! Used to play with moccasins when I was a kiddo.. the snakes never got me but my daddy sure did when he found me messing with them!
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#141 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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Dang Girl. You really are an outdoorswoman!!
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#142 |
Four Point
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Jefferson County TX
Hunt In: East TX, West LA
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Never been bit but a water moccasin crawled through my blind while I was napping. Woke up to see his tail go out the blind then I video'd him just outside blind. Shortly thereafter, I switched to the trees :-)
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#143 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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Ttt
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#144 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Bruceville eddy
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#145 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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Lol
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#146 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Round Rock
Hunt In: Burnet
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My 6ft Python bit me once. Took my whole pinky, ring finger and middle finger in his mouth. I freaked out when I saw that. LOL
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#147 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: KauVanHen
Hunt In: East Texas swamps to Teton County
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One of the barn cats got bit on the head by a copperhead. Pumped it full of Benadryl and poked a hole in it to let it drain. Cat was fine after a couple days.
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#148 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: New Braunfels
Hunt In: Lee Co. Hamilton Co.
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I haven't but I think the heart attack i would have would do more damage than the snake bite
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#149 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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Well everybody watch out I saw a copperhead dead in the road tonight.
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#150 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Texas
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